Ilia II
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Ilia II is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church, widely regarded as one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T797523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilia II Context triple: [Georgian Orthodox Church, currentLeader, Ilia II]
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A.
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
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B.
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
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C.
Mikhail I of Russia
Mikhail I of Russia was the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, whose accession in 1613 ended the Time of Troubles and began a new ruling era in Russian history.
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D.
David IV of Georgia
David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder, was a highly influential 12th-century Georgian king renowned for unifying the country, defeating the Seljuk Turks, and leading a cultural and political golden age.
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E.
Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilia II Target entity description: Ilia II is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church, widely regarded as one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia.
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A.
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow
Daniil Aleksandrovich of Moscow was a medieval Russian prince, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, who became the first Prince of Moscow and laid the foundations for its future rise.
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B.
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
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C.
Mikhail I of Russia
Mikhail I of Russia was the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, whose accession in 1613 ended the Time of Troubles and began a new ruling era in Russian history.
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D.
David IV of Georgia
David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder, was a highly influential 12th-century Georgian king renowned for unifying the country, defeating the Seljuk Turks, and leading a cultural and political golden age.
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E.
Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ patriarch ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | peaceful resolution of conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia ⓘ |
| birthName | Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili ⓘ |
| consecration | consecrated as bishop of Batumi and Shemokmedi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Georgia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-01-04 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Moscow Theological Academy
ⓘ
Tiflis Spiritual Seminary ⓘ
surface form:
Tbilisi Theological Seminary
|
| electedAs | Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ⓘ |
| electionLocation | Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Georgians ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church leadership
ⓘ
ecumenism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasParticularDevotionTo |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Theotokos
|
| hasTitle |
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
|
| honorificPrefix | His Holiness and Beatitude ⓘ |
| influenced | religious life in post-Soviet Georgia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high public trust and popularity in Georgia
ⓘ
mediation in political crises in Georgia ⓘ revival of the Georgian Orthodox Church after Soviet rule ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Georgian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| name | Ilia II self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ilia II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ილია II
|
| nativeNameLanguage | ka ⓘ |
| notableWork | sermons and pastoral letters to the Georgian nation ⓘ |
| opposedTo | legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Georgia ⓘ |
| ordination | ordained priest in the Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World Council of Churches activities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Vladikavkaz ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ⓘ |
| predecessor | David V of Georgia (patriarch) ⓘ |
| previousPositionHeld |
Bishop of Batumi and Shemokmedi
ⓘ
Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Patriarchal Palace in Tbilisi
ⓘ
Tbilisi ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1977-12-25 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Ilia II Description of subject: Ilia II is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church, widely regarded as one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ილია II